We are thrilled to announce that Listening Ear has a new Foster Care / Certification Worker, Crystal O.! She is excited to come work with us because she has a huge heart to help people and loves how Listening Ear has so many services to assist those in need. She’s can’t wait to meet new clients and get to know our great Staff!

Crystal is a single mama to four children who take up a lot of her time, her oldest is 24! In the past, …

For Martin’s entire life, his grandmother has been his guardian. With developmental disabilities themselves, Martin’s parents were unable to care for him properly, as he also has developmental disabilities.

The living arrangement with his grandmother worked well for Martin and his family, until he entered into his pre-teen years. He began to get upset more easily, and would frequently stop, scream, throw things, destroy rooms, lock people out of the family home, and even be physically violent with his grandmother. He refused to take medications or …

Julie was homeless for much of her life. She frequently moved from one place to another with her mother. Julie told us that she had never met her father and her mother struggled with an opioid addiction. Her mother’s sister took them in and placed them in a hotel. At only 14 years old, Julie was in the hotel room alone when she received a phone call letting her know that her mother had been hit by a car under suspicious circumstances. She had …